Seat



Patented July 8, 1924.

.Zfdll whom arm come ML Beit known that'I, FREDERIoirfW'. SHIT 'inents inSeats; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such'as willenable'others skilled 'inthe arttowhich it appertains t0.make and use ,thesame.

This invention "relates to improvements in seats and more particularly tosucha's are adapted for use in aswing construction-- one object of the invention being to provide a seat or swing which shall be sufficiently flexible that it will readily adapt itself to the contour of the body of the user thereby insuring comfort to the user.

A further object is to so construct the seator swing that it may be readily assembled or taken apart and packed in small space for shipment or storage.

A further object is to provide a seat or swing which shall be simple in construction, economical to manufacture and which shall be substantial.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of. parts as hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the seat equipped for use as a swing, embodying my improvements. F ig. 2 is a front elevation and Figs. 3 and 4 are fragmentary Views.

The bottom and back portions 12 of the device each comprises a plurality of slats 3 having perforations near their respective ends for the passage of flexible metal rods 45 respectively, and the slats of the bottom and back members are spaced apart by suitable blocks 6 having perforations for the passage of the flexible rods. The bottom and back members are separated as at 7 and these separated portions are connected by means of springs 8 which serve to add flexibility to the structure. The end portions or respective rods 4:5 at the point 7 pass through the members of the spring 8 and are threaded to receive nuts '9.

The back number 2 of the device is provided at its top with an enlarged slat or rail 10 which is perforated for the accommodation of the upper ends of the rods 5 and is SEAT.

Application fil ed. August. 11, ieaif s 'riai No. 4914671- PAi-sur omc FREDERICK WISHUMAN, or sou'ri-i BEND, rnnrnnlr. j

made with a countersink 11 to receiveaf'head 12 at the upper end'of each of said rods. Two'of the slats which constitute parts of the: back member of the seat or swing and which are located near the lower end of said back member are made with extensions3 projecting beyond the ends of the slats 3 above and below the same.

13"ar'e' disposed and, secured in place by Between the slat extensions 3 the back ends of arm restsat 'theirlower ends fortheireception'of nuts'] 15 and provided at. their..upper ends with eyes or hooks 16 for a purpose hereinafter:

explained. Between "the front portions of the arm rests 13 and the front ends of the bottom member 1 of the seat, posts 17 are located. These posts may extend downwardly slightly past the front slat 3 of the bottom member and is secured to the latter by transverse bolts 18 passing through the posts 17 and said front slat. The bolts 18 also pass through a front bottom rail or' slat 19 and the latter is made with a countersink 20 to receive the head of said bo1tthe other end of the bolt near each end of the front bottom rail is threaded to receive a nut 21. A rod 22 passes downwardly through a suitable hole in each arm rest 13and extends through a suitable hole in the front slat 3 of the bottom member. The lower ends of the rods 22 are threaded to receive nuts 23 and the upper ends of said rods are provided with eyes or hooks 2 1.

From the construction and arrangement of parts above described, it is evident that the various members may be quickly and securely assembled and produce a structure which will be sufficiently flexible to insure comfort to the user and at the same time be vsubstantial and capable of sustaining any weight required in ordinary use. It is equally evident that the various members may be dis-assembled and the structure in knock-down condition, packed in small space for shipment or storage.

The eyes or hooks 1624 at the upper ends of the rods or bolts 14 and 22 receive the lower ends of chains 2525',.the upper ends of the latter being connected with supporting chains 26 whereby the structure will be adapted for use as a porch swing.

Various slight changes might be made in the details of construction of my invention without departing from the spirit thereof or limiting its scope and hence I do not wish to restrict myself tothe precise details herein Set h. 7 c L Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is:

1. A device of the character described having back and bottom portions comprising slats, spaced apart, flexible rods passing through holes near respective ends of the slats, one end of each of said rods provided with a head, a nut threaded on the other end of each of said rods, some of theslats near thelo'wer" edge of the back portion being extended beyond the side edges of the back portion, arm-rests secured to said projecting end portions of said slats, supporting posts i for said arm rests, the front slats of the bot- A." dens f 1. 9.- ha t o'ter esc bes! mpris ng. i le k. nd ottom. mc 25 bers, eachfconsisting of a: plurality oi; spaced slats, rods securing" said slats in ass'en'ibled positions, two of the slats of the back member projecting at respectiveends beyond the planes of the ends of the other slats of said back member, arm rests havin their back ends disposed between said pro ecting slats, and "fitted cache-nous" passing through said slats, bolts passing through the arm-restsand,

Said; P j ng s a s; I PPQY, mg P the arm rests, means se'cu dfsff ing, posts toithe front port p hebotti) mber. a I' pend ngmeai s cnhcct the last-mentioned meansf'and toftlhi Passing he arm es M l as c ject'ing'ends ofthe slats. 1'

In testimony whereof, I have. signed, this e c t on he iiie s ce t' wa scribing witnesses; 

